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Artyfacts 4.20.14

Artyfacts 4.20.14

COURTESY EMERGENT ARTS “Driving off Sparrows Kitsunezaka, Taiyu Village,” 1943, by Teisuke Chiba, is one of the works on display in the “Tohoku — Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers,” a special traveling cultural exhibit from Japan on display at Emergent Arts, 341-A Whittington Ave. in Hot Springs.

Hot Springs Exhibit: Tohoku — Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers, a special traveling cultural exhibit from Japan, will be on display through May 30 at Emergent Arts, 341-A Whittington Ave. in Hot Springs. From 5-9 p.m. during Gallery Walk on Friday, a special outdoor Japanese Tea Room will be hosted by students to raise funds for a trip to Japan in July.

According to the Japan Foundation, the exhibit does not attempt to document post-earthquake damage and recovery, but instead uses photography to show the natural and cultural environment of Tohoku, its people and their way of life. It is composed of the works of nine photographers and one multigenerational photographers’ group from Tohoku. Photographs taken in the 1940s will be shown alongside images of the present.

The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Hot Springs Sister City Program, Emergent Arts and the Japan Foundation, which carries out arts and cultural exchange programs to enhance mutual understanding among countries throughout the world.

For information, contact Sister City Program Coordinator Mary Neilson at (501) 545-6960 or Erin at Emergent Arts at (501) 655-0836 or www.emergentarts.org.